Machine learning prediction models for mortality risk in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: evaluating early versus late CRRT initiation by Chuanren Zhuang, Ruomeng Hu, Ke Li, Zhengshuang Liu, Songjie Bai, Sheng Zhang, Xuehuan Wen

“…Multiple machine learning models were developed and evaluated to predict patient prognosis, with Shapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis identifying key prognostic factors.ResultsAfter propensity score matching, late CRRT initiation was associated with improved survival probability, but led to increased hospital and ICU stays. …”
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Multicomponent rehabilitation to improve independence and functioning in elderly patients with common age-associated diseases: a scoping review by Omar Baritello, Hanna Stein, Heinz Völler, Annett Salzwedel, Theo Taxis, Machteld Luizink-Dogan

“…MR was defined as exercise training and at least one additional component (eg, nutritional counselling), starting within 3 months after hospital discharge. …”
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Effects of ursolic acid on growth performance, serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal health of broilers by X.W. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Yin, M. Wang, Y.F. Wang, J.Y. Chen, Y.R. Zhao

“…Gene expression of zona occludens 1 and Claudin-1 was higher, while interleukin 6 was lower in the UA group (P < 0.05). Additionally, interleukin 10 gene expression in jejunal mucosa was higher (P < 0.05). …”
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A Study of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Correlates in Women with Vaginal Discharge Referred at Fann Teaching Hospital in Senegal by Roger C. Tine, Khadime Sylla, Rougyatou Ka, Lamine Dia, Doudou Sow, Souleye Lelo, Khardiata Diallo, Babacar Faye, Thérèse Dieng, Cheikh T. Ndour, Ahmet Y. Sow

“…Trichomoniasis was associated with abnormal vaginal flora such as type III (aOR:2.6, 95%CI(1.5-4.4)) and type IV (aOR:3.3, 95%CI(2.1-5.3)). In addition, patients with erythrocytes excretion were more likely to be infected by T. vaginalis (aOR:2.8, 95%CI(1.9-3.9). …”
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The Relationship Between Novel Inflammatory Markers and Serum 25‐Hydroxyvitamin D Among US Adults by Hang Zhao, Yangyang Zhao, Yini Fang, Weibang Zhou, Wenjing Zhang, Jiecheng Peng

“…To further explore the relationship between the two, we applied smooth curve fittings and generalized additive models. Upon detecting nonlinear relationships, we used a recursive algorithm to pinpoint the inflection point. …”
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Changes in the shape of the lumbar curve during growth: a geometric morphometric approach by Ruth Pelleg-Kallevag, Sarah Borgel, Einat Kedar, Nathan Peled, Hila May

“…The landmark-based geometric morphometric method was used to capture the LC shape in a sagittal view. Additionally, the lordosis was measured via Cobb and sacral slope angles. …”
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Increased Plasma Levels of 8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma by Altaf A. Kondkar, Tahira Sultan, Taif A. Azad, Lubna Tabussum, Essam A. Osman, Saleh A. Al-Obeidan

“…Subjects with levels greater than the third quartile (75% percentile) exhibited a significant increased risk of PXG (odds ratio = 4.06, 95% confidence interval (CI = 1.11–14.80, p=0.029)). …”
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Nonlinear associations of the hs-CRP/HDL-C index with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and advanced liver fibrosis in US adults: insights from NHANES 2017–2... by Bin Liang, Xue Qiu, Jiansheng Huang, Yequan Lu, Hairong Shen, Jianchao Ma, Yongyu Chen

“…Smooth curve fitting and threshold effect analyses revealed nonlinear relationships of hs-CRP/HDL-C index with MASLD and advanced liver fibrosis, with inflection points at 0.8 for MASLD and 1.2 for advanced liver fibrosis. Additionally, significant interactions were observed between MASLD and covariates such as gender, smoking status, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cancer. …”
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Teknik Representasi Kebutuhan Pengguna Menggunakan User Persona (Studi Kasus: Relasi antara Presensi dengan Kemampuan Kompetensi) by Wahyu Andhika, Muhammad Iqbal, Munifah Nur, Rizkhi Dwi Nugroho

“…The detailed persona document is then concluded in order to obtain a basic requirement to be implemented into a system. In addition to using the persona method in increasing the elicitation of needs, this research also focuses on the qualitative value of the information by adding iterative theory implementation. …”
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Effect of a Sodium and Calcium DL-β-Hydroxybutyrate Salt in Healthy Adults by Tobias Fischer, Ulrike Och, Ira Klawon, Tim Och, Marianne Grüneberg, Manfred Fobker, Ursula Bordewick-Dell, Thorsten Marquardt

“…In a one-dose kinetic study, six healthy subjects received an intervention (0.5 g/kg bw) using a commercially available ketone body supplement. The supplement contained a mixture of sodium and calcium D-/L-β-hydroxybutyrate (βHB) as well as food additives. …”
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Relationship Between a Heavy Rainfall and Gravity Wave in Sichuan Basin by Xu Yizhou, Li Guoping, Zhang Xiaoyu, Xie Xin, Dong Yuanchang

“…Due to the influence of upper airflow in the early stage of rainstorm, 350 hPa simulates ice crystal large value area originating in the downhill region of terrain, and the origin of ice cloud bands shifts to the south with the slope position of each test scheme. In addition, the horizontal convergence of water vapor primarily occurs in the plain. …”
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Prevalence of complications and comorbidities associated with obesity: a health insurance claims analysis by Jay P. Bae, David R. Nelson, Kristina S. Boye, Kieren J. Mather

“…Further research using additional data sources can offer a more accurate view of the prevalence of obesity and its impact.…”
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Voriconazole Pharmacokinetics Administered at 4 mg/kg IM and IV in Nursehound Sharks (<i>Scyliorhinus stellaris</i>) Under Human Care by Daniela Cañizares-Cooz, Daniel García-Párraga, Sonia Rubio-Langre, Teresa Encinas, Pablo Morón-Elorza

“…These results support the administration of IV and IM voriconazole in sharks; however, additional studies on toxicity and pharmacodynamics are necessary. …”
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Impact of gate metals/high-K materials and lateral scaling on the performance of AlN/GaN/AlGaN-MOSHEMT on SiC wafer for future microwave power amplifiers in RADAR &amp; communicati... by Gauri Deshpande, J. Ajayan, Sandip Bhattacharya, B. Mounika, Amit Krishna Dwivedi, D. Nirmal

“…For tox = 3 nm, the MOSHEMT with HfO2, ZrO2 and TiO2 gate oxides offered a peak transconductance (gm,peak) of 449.1 mS/mm, 469.8 mS/mm and 546.6 mS/mm, a peak drain current (IDS,peak) of 2.24 A/mm, 2.16 A/mm and 1.64 A/mm and a fT (cut off frequency) of 208 GHz, 205 GHz and 190 GHz, respectively. Additionally, it is observed that the downscaling of tox results in a positive shift in VTH (threshold voltage), an improvement in gm,peak and fT, and a decline in IDS,peak. …”
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Effects of poultry by-product meal and complete replacement of fish oil with alternative oils on growth performance and gut health of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): a FEEDNET... by Imam Hasan, Simona Rimoldi, Biagina Chiofalo, Marianna Oteri, Micaela Antonini, Rosangela Armone, Violeta Kalemi, Laura Gasco, Genciana Terova

“…Values of fatty acid-related health indexes, including atherogenicity index, and thrombogenicity index, confirmed the high nutritional value of trout filet, thus representing a healthy product for human. In addition, the predictions using the FEEDNETICS™ indicated that the tested novel alternative formulations are economically viable. …”
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A tale for two roles: Root-secreted methyl ferulate inhibits P. nicotianae and enriches the rhizosphere Bacillus against black shank disease in tobacco by Siqi Ma, Qianru Chen, Yanfen Zheng, Tingting Ren, Rui He, Lirui Cheng, Ping Zou, Changliang Jing, Chengsheng Zhang, Yiqiang Li

“…The overexpression of caffeic acid O-methyltransferase NtCOMT10 resulted in increased methyl ferulate secretion (increased to 221.09% compared with that of the wild-type), concomitant improvement in the disease suppression of tobacco black shank disease (disease index decreased from 20% to less than 10%) and enrichment of beneficial microbes. In addition, methyl ferulate exerted antagonistic effects on other phytopathogens, such as B. cinerea, P. aphanidermatum, P. sojae, C. lagenarium and F. oxysporum. …”
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Comparative evaluation of various DNA extraction methods and analysis of DNA degradation levels in commercially marketed Chestnut rose juices and beverages by Yongchao Ren, Yunlong Ma, Yanqi Li, Yun Song, WeiWei Zhao, Xuncai Huang, Danmin Yu, Jian Li, Zuogang Xu, Wenjun Zhao

“…The combination approach showed the greatest performance among the extraction methods, while being comparatively time-consuming and costly in contrast to the other methods. Additionally, the analytical findings of DNA degradation suggested that the integrity of sample DNA could be influenced by the intricacy of processing methods used by various manufacturers. …”
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The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: contribution to the knowledge of DNA barcodes of the vascular plants of north-eastern Portugal by João Queirós, Rodrigo Silva, Catarina J. Pinho, Hélia Vale-Gonçalves, Ricardo Pita, Paulo Alves, Pedro Beja, Joana Paupério, Miguel Porto

“…This represents 14% and 38.7% of the total known plant species for Portugal and the study area, respectively.Of the 1781 barcode sequences provided in this dataset, 1099 contain new information (61.7%) at different levels: 254 (13.6%, ITS2: 41, trnL-ef: 126, trnL-gh: 87) are completely new to GenBank and/or BOLD databases at the time of publication, 438 (24.6%, ITS2: 59, trnL-ef: 173, trnL-gh: 206) are new records for a given species and 407 (22.9%, ITS2: 187, trnL-ef: 206, trnL-gh: 14) provide additional information (e.g. different bp length, intraspecific genetic variability); the remaining 682 sequences (38.3%) are equal (100% identity) to sequences already publicly available for the identified species. …”
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Simvastatin Posttreatment Controls Inflammation and Improves Bacterial Clearance in Experimental Sepsis by Flora Magno de Jesus Oliveira, Cassiano Felippe Gonçalves-de-Albuquerque, Isabel Matos Medeiros de Moraes, Patrícia Alves Reis, Vinicius Novaes Rocha, Patrícia Torres Bozza, Adriana Ribeiro Silva, Hugo Caire de Castro Faria Neto

“…Simvastatin treatment increased survival for the first 24 h, but it did not alter survival rate at the end of 7 days. …”
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Agent-Based Adaptive Dynamic Round Robin (AADRR) Scheduling Algorithm by Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muzafar Khan, Syed Nasir Mehmood Shah

“…The proposed AADRR is more suitable for periodic tasks that employ a dynamic scheduling system and adapt time quantum according to the system state and job features. Additionally, AADRR efficiently manages preemptable tasks, using dynamic scheduling policies to accommodate variations in process priority and CPU burst times, ensuring fair scheduling, efficient resource utilization, and dynamic adaptability. …”
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